tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1764127153563514953..comments2024-03-28T13:41:34.612-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Pequod co-owner / WED 6-29-11 / Kapellmeister's charge / Bygone Las Vegas casino / Argentine soccer hero MaradonaRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55805108772827189862011-08-03T18:08:27.447-04:002011-08-03T18:08:27.447-04:00I actually liked Waterworld...
- - RobertI actually liked Waterworld...<br /><br />- - RobertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46511130560096252102011-08-03T18:03:05.046-04:002011-08-03T18:03:05.046-04:00Total guess at BALEEN/AVIC natick. But I guess I&#...Total guess at BALEEN/AVIC natick. But I guess I'm starting to retain enough of these words from past puzzles to where I can see what looks right.<br /> <br />Didn't know BPOE. BROS would've fit the clue, and though I already had the P in place, thinking of that B gave me the BAJA I couldn't see.<br /><br />Did a good portion of this puzzle while in San Francisco. Haight puns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63284621633575801162011-08-03T17:12:17.694-04:002011-08-03T17:12:17.694-04:00@Pippin - "It's five 0'clock somewher...@Pippin - "It's five 0'clock somewhere" - including my little corner of syndiland. But still, the BURRBONE will come a little later. Nice to see that you figured it out, despite the omission of "?" to indicate a whacky clue! Thanks for playing along!Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36430662571558432032011-08-03T16:53:02.485-04:002011-08-03T16:53:02.485-04:00What time is it in your part of the world? A litt...What time is it in your part of the world? A little early for "Burr Bone" where I live!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82246897939714727792011-08-03T16:05:04.438-04:002011-08-03T16:05:04.438-04:00I must have mind-melded with Tony O because I abso...I must have mind-melded with Tony O because I absolutely blew through this one. I saw the gimmick down at GNOMESKULL which helped a lot figuring out the rest of the puns. Only missteps were "hairshirt" and misspelling Boz' name with a "k" which soon sorted themselves out.<br /><br />I never want to hear a shooter say, "Oops!".<br /><br /><br />And now in keeping with the theme of the puzzle, I believe I'll enjoy a glass of something that might be clued as "One of 206 in the body of the man who killed Hamilton in a famous duel in 1804".Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87938929908737869142011-08-03T15:23:49.261-04:002011-08-03T15:23:49.261-04:00Found this one a bit of a slog but loved IXNAY and...Found this one a bit of a slog but loved IXNAY and IHOP.<br /><br />Like others I had hairshirt for ages so that really messed me up for that section. Don't like LEANT - it always sounds and looks wrong somehow.<br /><br />@retired_chemist - thanks for the definition of BPOE - had to read through almost the whole blog before someone else said they didn't know it - I was beginning to feel like a real GNOMESKULL myself..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40610161057893315952011-08-03T14:47:22.510-04:002011-08-03T14:47:22.510-04:00From the syndicate: wow, glad the epitaph given th...From the syndicate: wow, glad the epitaph given this puzzle was "challenging" as I felt like a gnomeskull most of the time while solving it. Started out by confusing "Bananafish" with "Rumble Fish" so had S.E.HINTON instead of SALINGER. Then, since the French for whale is baleine, mispelled BALEEN. Also, never heard of BPOE which didn't help and had Henry CLAY for Henry KNOX, GENX for XERS and LOO for NOB. Despite all this misdirection, did eventually manage to finish so kudos to Tony Orbach for a well-constructed puzzle.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29218869140865128432011-08-03T14:24:33.813-04:002011-08-03T14:24:33.813-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675331024091722316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69006039306015650332011-08-03T14:24:07.330-04:002011-08-03T14:24:07.330-04:00Oops. Never mind - Google finally answered me. I...Oops. Never mind - Google finally answered me. It was Robinson Crusoe, and the character's name was FRIDAY, not JANUARY. Doh.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675331024091722316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60940358815744581342011-08-03T14:18:37.647-04:002011-08-03T14:18:37.647-04:00Someone help me figure this out: I wrote in SHERP...Someone help me figure this out: I wrote in SHERPA instead of SHORTA, because I recall some adventure novel wherein the main character's right-hand man (2nd) was named January. Am I thinking of Robinson Crusoe? Swiss Family Robinson? Anyone? <br /><br />captcha=propyrge: PAC in favor of purging pyromaniacs.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675331024091722316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32798142466361102612011-06-30T14:14:38.976-04:002011-06-30T14:14:38.976-04:00This is the second day in a row that MARS BARS has...This is the second day in a row that MARS BARS has appeared in the puzzle—did the NYT cut some kind of product-placement deal with Mars, or what?SCB in NYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86382699158636686102011-06-30T14:00:12.641-04:002011-06-30T14:00:12.641-04:00Happy you're happy with the FB thing! FB reall...Happy you're happy with the FB thing! FB really rocks on so many levels!+wordphanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693465770426693314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75916664531031449382011-06-29T21:22:25.498-04:002011-06-29T21:22:25.498-04:00Never got the theme either; ultimately DNF, even t...Never got the theme either; ultimately DNF, even though I got (and liked) many of the answers.<br /><br />Anyone notice that the Who video never showed John Entwistle? The Who were a foursome, not a trio...<br /><br />Like Boz SCAGGS.<br /><br />@marciem: Tony definitely does not have a combover! :-)JenCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22230328496852758802011-06-29T19:44:16.391-04:002011-06-29T19:44:16.391-04:00@ efrex - BPOE - Benevolent and Protective Order o...@ efrex - BPOE - Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Sometimes referred to with the alternate reading of the acronym, "Best People on Earth."retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81617685212118414122011-06-29T19:36:36.997-04:002011-06-29T19:36:36.997-04:00DNF Totally didn't get theme. For some odd rea...DNF Totally didn't get theme. For some odd reason, got IXNAY.<br /><br />Also, like @Chefwen, had SkAGGS and like @Andrea, hairSHIRT.<br /><br />This is a Should-I-buy-Thurs? Wednesday puzzle.<br /><br />Baby sister was a WHO fan, after getting over the Beatles.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72430500276304586622011-06-29T17:06:48.718-04:002011-06-29T17:06:48.718-04:00Decent puzzle ah, Boz Scaggs and Steely Dan --...Decent puzzle ah, Boz Scaggs and Steely Dan -- two of the best rock/jazz acts ever. <br />Jesser, I never understood the Doors appeal either -- some kind of Jim Morrison death fascination cult thing. I was a mild WHO fan until I saw them in person -- Roger Daltrey pounding out the vocals, Pete Townsend windmilling and Ringo's pride on drums -- fantastic but I digress:<br />liked GNOMESKULL & COMBONOVER and clue for BAJA didn't like SHORTA<br />thanks Tony entertaining write up as usual, RPlong suffering mets fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85393535652738035422011-06-29T16:58:03.305-04:002011-06-29T16:58:03.305-04:00Like a lot of you, it took me a while to get break...Like a lot of you, it took me a while to get break in, but once I did it was fun. The puns were humorous the way a pun should be and not just stupid, which so many sadly are.<br /><br />Well done, I thought. Loved IXNAY.<br /><br />GNOMESKULL is great.<br /><br />Thanks, Tony, for a fun one!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267963957074212521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81947362329199968992011-06-29T16:49:21.734-04:002011-06-29T16:49:21.734-04:00Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 7/30/...Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 7/30/2009 post for an explanation of my method):<br /><br />All solvers (median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Wed 13:27, 11:53, 1.13, 82%, Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Wed 6:41, 5:52, 1.10, 87%, Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31020314086055254542011-06-29T15:26:00.177-04:002011-06-29T15:26:00.177-04:00Much tougher than it had to be, thanks to being si...Much tougher than it had to be, thanks to being simultaneously too timid (resisted COMBONOVER until the NW was completely unsolvable) and too overconfident (SACKCLOTH and BEAU before LOINCLOTH and BABE). Didn't know from BPOE. Don't know why I know from Boz SCAGGS, but dug that one out right away. <br /><br />Fair enough puzzle, just not in my wheelhouse.efrexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744652581528273281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89332580020338310532011-06-29T15:16:24.156-04:002011-06-29T15:16:24.156-04:00Started with IHOP (great answer!), then added the ...Started with IHOP (great answer!), then added the obvious Injure at 10D, which held me up in the NE for some time. Couldn't see it for quite a while, and figured that since French tire couldn't be PNEU, it must be some kind of misleading definition. It finally cam through, though, once I got the theme - which is, I think short um > long om, not just u>o (why DON'T doesn't change).<br /><br />@tptsteve, your joke about how to remember ENOLA was brilliant - also so subtle that no one seems to have noticed. (Hint: what other way could one clue Enola?)jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80236341971241068022011-06-29T13:53:24.062-04:002011-06-29T13:53:24.062-04:00@wesisland: A chamber is a room, so a mall has &q...@wesisland: A chamber is a room, so a mall has "chambers of commerce."Lindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1619779661910602952011-06-29T13:39:19.104-04:002011-06-29T13:39:19.104-04:00I ECHO what many others said: my HAIRSHIRT was ATI...I ECHO what many others said: my HAIRSHIRT was ATILT after I confidently threw down SKAGGS. Must have drunk too much JAMAICAN ROAM. <br /><br />The NW was my nemesis; I don't seem to be on Tony's wavelength either, but I enjoyed the diversion from following news of the Las Conchas fire, now 3% contained. Husband has been going bonkers not being able to contribute to the effort but finally going to help man the Emergency Operations center for the next few nights. Rain dances would be appreciated.santafefrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24148927593809334762011-06-29T13:24:08.873-04:002011-06-29T13:24:08.873-04:00My last corner was the SW where I had BABy for Dea...My last corner was the SW where I had BABy for Dearie, was trying to use YoYo for bounce back, and was fooled with Tours, thinking travel. Eventually got ECHO and groaned at the French city. <br /><br />Me too for SkAGGS. Also had LEANs and COMBitOVER. Saw the pun at JAAICANROAM, but it really didn't help the solve. After completing a theme answer had to look at it a bit to see the pun.<br /><br />I'll bet that, (the long down), NOAM SALINGER would give John Barth a run for his vocabulary.<br /><br />Good puzzle. I'm ambivalent about puns.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49946971419403992352011-06-29T13:20:46.215-04:002011-06-29T13:20:46.215-04:00@joho
Shouldn't the clue have been "Cham...@joho<br /><br />Shouldn't the clue have been "Chamber of commerce?" for MALL...not "Chambers?"WesIslandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663927123295954424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3552028324286804732011-06-29T13:14:22.765-04:002011-06-29T13:14:22.765-04:00I thought my senator appeared because he chairs th...I thought my senator appeared because he chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, so referencing Yemen.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.com